Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Rinodina confragosa (Ach.) Körb.
Rinodina Lichen
Rinodina confragosa is a crustose, more or less squamulose lichen that has black apothecia and a light
gray thallus. In the case of our specimen, the overall aspect from more than a meter away is of a totally
black lichen because there are so many apothecia. The apothecia are lecoranine and the photobiont
is a single celled green alga. The asci hold 8 brown two-celled elliptic spores. The reaction of the lichen in KOH is
yellow. This was a tough ID to nail down, so if you think I'm in error, please email me!
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rinodina_confragosa, growing on granitic rock, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, December 20, 2019
rinodina_confragosa, growing on granitic rock, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, December 20, 2019
rinodina_confragosa, macro growing on granitic rock, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, December 20, 2019
rinodina_confragosa, macro growing on granitic rock, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, December 20, 2019
rinodina_confragosa, macro growing on granitic rock, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, December 20, 2019
rinodina_confragosa, photomicrograph of apothecia, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, December 20, 2019
rinodina_confragosa, photomicrograph of apothecia, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, December 20, 2019
rinodina_confragosa, photomicrograph of moistened apothecium, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, December 20, 2019
rinodina_confragosa, photomicrograph of cross sectioned apothecium, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, December 20, 2019
rinodina_confragosa, photomicrograph of asci & ascospores, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, December 20, 2019
rinodina_confragosa, photomicrograph of chlorobiont, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, December 20, 2019
rinodina_confragosa, photomicrograph of yellow reaction in KOH, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, December 20, 2019
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